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Finally settled on my new gravel bike. I had a budget of £1,500 or for my good friends in the USA $2,003. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money as I wanted to make a few upgrades. Bought the Wilier Jaroon 1x GRX for a bargain £1,199 in UK or $1,601 in US.

Looks a very good spec for the money.
Original price £1,999 or $2,669
1x GRX drivetrain which I wanted.
45mm tyre clearance potential sweet spot. I did want 50mm but 45mm is very good and you can’t have it all.
I’m going to change the wheelset to DT Swiss G1800. Not overly expensive but will make the difference.
Change the tyres to 45mm Pirelli Cinturato gravel M tubeless.
Changing the wheels and tyres will make the biggest difference.
Any other thoughts?

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So I’ve got 5 days booked for a solo trip in the next few weeks and I’m just looking at ideas to what I can do. I will be travelling on foot so using trains etc or taking my gravel bikes. I live in South of England so possibly ferry to France or up to Lake District. Anyone done something similar?

Where nice to visit in the UK for 5 days as an adventure.

u/Different_Falcon2141

Finally settled on my new gravel bike. I had a budget of £1,500 or for my good friends in the USA $2,003. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money as I wanted to make a few upgrades. Bought the Wilier Jaroon 1x GRX for a bargain £1,199 in UK or $1,601 in US.

Anyone have the Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 Gen3? How do you find it with SRAM Apex? I’m looking at this one as a new gravel bike. Looks a very good modern bike.

Is a Carbon gravel bike going to be better suited for gravel riding then aluminium gravel bike? Or on gravel does it not matter?

I’m looking at two bikes both same frame but one with Shimano Cues u8000 11 speed the other SRAM Apex XPLR 12 speed. Which is better for gravel riding?

Anyone rocking this bike 2026 Trek Checkpoint ALR 4 Gen 3 Gravel Bike and loving it. I’m not sure on Shimano CUES. Any advice

Torn between Canyon Grizl 5 with cues even though Canyon sold out of M. Or spend little extra and go for the Grizl CF6 with SRAM Apex?

Has anyone ordered a bike from bikeinn.com? I have seen a gravel bike and would like to order but I live in the UK.

Bike trip to Isle of Wight. Okay so I’ve decided to do 4 day gravel ride to Isle of Wight. Any recommendations or advice welcome

I can’t decide if the Canyon Grizl 5 with Shimano CUES is good enough or I go with the Grizl 6 with SRAM Apex and pay a little extra.

Is the Canyon Grizl 6 AL a good bike and worth getting? I’m looking for a new gravel bike and the Canyon is on my list.

I’m looking at doing my first bike packing adventure in a few weeks. I live in the south of UK so if anyone has any ideas or has done a bike packing tour let me know routes please. I’m looking at South Downs currently or Isle of Wight.

Anyone had any experience with Dolan GXA Gravel bike?

Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 or 4 gen 3. Two similar bikes different from group set. Anyone has experience with them as I’m 👀

Choice of either SRAM Apex 12s or Shimano GRX RX822 12s on your next gravel bike. I have never used SRAM Apex.

Anyone have a Cube Nuroad SLX? It’s one of the bikes on my list. Looks a good spec

So my next gravel bike must have minimum 50mm tyre clearance, 1x drive chain and be aluminium. Ideas?

Is Shimano Cues good enough for gravelling? Is it considered better value than Shimano GRX if the bike you want only comes with Shimano Cues

Experience with Ribble Cycles